fredmiranda.com
Login

Moderated by: Fred Miranda
  New fredmiranda.com Mobile Site
  New Feature: SMS Notification alert
  New Feature: Buy & Sell Watchlist
  

FM Forums | Black & White Vision | Join Upload & Sell

  

First Foray into B&W

  
 
Malka_1
Offline

Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #1 · First Foray into B&W


Critique welcome!



© Malka Z 2026


Winter slumber of coastal marshland under an overcast sky.

  ILCE-7M5    E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens    50mm    f/4.5    1/250s    100 ISO    0.0 EV  





© Malka Z 2026


Posted elsewhere in full color, soft b&w adds a dreamy dimension and hightens raindrops.

  ILCE-7M5    E 24mm F2.8 F051 lens    24mm    f/5.6    1/80s    100 ISO    0.0 EV  





© Malka Z 2026


Gray, black and white, this handsome stray showed up in my yard one sunny morning.

  ILCE-7M5    E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens    400mm    f/6.3    1/400s    1600 ISO    +1.3 EV  





© Malka Z 2026


Another monochrome subject, this young cygnet has been dipping into shallows for his dinner.

  ILCE-7M5    E 50-400mm F4.5-6.3 A067 lens    400mm    f/6.3    1/500s    2500 ISO    0.0 EV  



Edited on Jun 15, 2026 at 09:42 PM · View previous versions



Jun 13, 2026 at 11:00 PM
douter
Offline
• • • • • • •
Upload & Sell: Off
p.1 #2 · First Foray into B&W


Nos. 2 and 4 really catch my eye, Malka. Two might be improved with a bit more contrast for me.
Douglas



Jun 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Lightsearcher
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #3 · First Foray into B&W


Nice set, love the signet shot.

Marcelo



Jun 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
 


Search in Used Dept. 

Malka_1
Offline

Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #4 · First Foray into B&W


douter wrote:
Nos. 2 and 4 really catch my eye, Malka. Two might be improved with a bit more contrast for me.
Douglas


Thank you for your feedback, Douglas. This was my first time using low contrast deliberately to soften the image. I just tried to bring it back up, below are 3 levels for comparison. Left-most the original -39; middle 0 and right-most +25. I like both left and middle.







Jun 14, 2026 at 02:12 PM
bnfotografie
Offline
• • • • •
Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #5 · First Foray into B&W


The middle and right contrast levels look best to me because they set off the water droplets best. I also really like the cygnet shot.
Brent

Edited on Jun 23, 2026 at 11:34 AM · View previous versions



Jun 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Malka_1
Offline

Upload & Sell: On
p.1 #6 · First Foray into B&W


bnfotografie wrote:
The middle and right contrast levels look best to me because they set off the water droplets best. I also really like the signet shot.
Brent


Thank you Brent. I see what you mean about droplets.

No ugly ducklings here! He had 4 siblings, all equally fluffy and adorable. And, apparently, I'd misled everyone as to the right spelling for swan babies - it's "cygnets". Since corrected.



Jun 15, 2026 at 09:46 PM







FM Forums | Black & White Vision | Join Upload & Sell

    
 

Welcome back
Log in to your account